Armando Bayolo and Great Noise Ensemble return to the National Gallery of Art on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. for the premiere of his cantata in memory of Russian American artist Mark Rothko, Kaddish:Passio:Rothko. Commissioned by the Music Department of the National Gallery of Art, Kaddish:Passio:Rothko is inspired by Rothko’s Harvard murals and the events leading up to the artist’s death. Great Noise Ensemble is joined by mezzo-soprano Tracy Cowart, the Orchestra of the National Gallery of Art and the National Gallery of Art Vocal Arts Ensemble, Rosa LaMoreaux, Director for this event, which also features the premiere of the Motets from Carlos Carrillo’s Vespers inspired by Monteverdi’s Vespers of the Blessed Virgin of 1610. For information and tickets visit http://www.greatnoiseensemble.com/wordpress/category/calendar/